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Pets
Phew! *holds nose*
This new set of adventure pets certainly smells quite strong. (Sorry about that!)
Congratulations to Baunilha (#44769) for winning a Blue Custom Crystal in our monthly Pet Coloration Submissions Forum raffle!
If you want to design some Adventure pets, go and post them in their respective threads here! Remember, you can earn SP!
- Mauri
Posted by Kyu & Mauri
(#1010) on Mon Sep 2, 2013 1:48pm
Welcome to September!
Site Update
Let's kick off the new month with some seasonal GP Shop pets!
And why not treat yourself to one of our lovely BP Shop pets?
If you colored one of these lovely pets, please contact Visark (#185) for your payment!
Make sure to send the PSDs for these pets in to [email protected] right away! Or I will make smores with your crayons. Mmmm.
Whether you're a pet, potion or gambling lover, you can now pick up the Essence of September 2013 stocking in the GP Shop. This magic potion will turn your active pet into one of the September 2013 monthlies above!
The premium monthly item is the Bow Hair Hairbrush! Using this item will yield 2 random gorgeous wearable hairstyles for your HA. There are 8 possible colors contained within the brush. You can see all the options by going to the preview and choosing Newest Items.
The Morning Glory Lunaris has appeared in the September skies for those with birthdays this month! Don't forget to check in with Aywas on your special day and collect your birthday gift!
The new monthly contests have been announced!
October Monthly Pets - GP Shop: Enter
October Monthly Pets - BP Shop: Enter
October Monthly Customs: Enter
Theme: Imagination
For those of you who are newer to the Aywas community, I will let you in on a not-so-kept secret: October is one of Aywas' biggest months! This October will mark Aywas' 4th birthday, and we know how to throw a pretty good bash. Stay tuned for Halloween/October holiday submission threads. *wink*
Reminder: The Nova custom items have cycled back into the Premium Outlet where they will remain for the month of September, then return to the BP/GP Shops for October and November.
Don't forget that the Raffi is our resident raw pet until mid-month! If you haven't turned your Raffi designs into customs yet, you have about two weeks to do so.
Coding Corner
As you already know, lairs are undergoing some work to enable them to better handle the amount of pets us crazy hoarders have accumulated! Additionally, we're working on making our existing features more intuitive and are also addressing one of the biggest issues for new and old users alike--accessing accurate information. Staff has been working on creating a Knowledge Base that we're hoping to release soon; it's essentially an on-site searchable encyclopedia that answers our most common questions, offers guidance and general game information. Best of all, it's in one centralized location!
There's going to be a lot going on over the next few months, so get ready for a fun ride!
Here's to September!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sun Sep 1, 2013 11:59pm
Art Gallery
Contests
The art gallery has been judged!
The theme was Back to School and we received some clever entries!
Even though most people can't wait to graduate, I miss school and am jealous of everyone going back this fall, so I loved seeing your work. :3
Here are our featured winners:
They won:
The current theme features the Apple Festival!
September always reminds me of apple farms, apple pies, bobbing for apples, and of course our Flaming Apple Festival. Any medium is acceptable as long as it is apple and Aywas related! Feel free to PM me with any questions you may have. :3
Some new themes have also been added!
September 8 - September 14: Aywas Extreme Stick Figures
September 15 - September 21: Postcard*
September 22 - September 28: Tin Foil Sculptures
September 29 - October 5: Paper Dolls
Also, don't forget, if you have ideas for an Art Gallery theme, share your ideas with us. <3
The big monthly news post is coming up next!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sun Sep 1, 2013 9:04pm
Ay Uncommon Updates!
Site Update
Whoops, looks like we accidentally baked our latest custom crystal addition a little too long!
Gray: Hey, that's what you get for putting an equine in charge of the kitchen! No opposable thumbs, y'know.
The Ashen Custom Crystal will allow you to create a metal Uncommon Ay custom.
We've been needing a metal-level item to suit this group of genera for a while, so thank you for the user suggestion. :3 Instead of using MCCs for editless Oakls and BrCCs for editless Chiros, you should now use the Ashen Custom Crystal (ACC) for all your metal Oakl, Chiro, Meep, Arak and Shen needs!
So, where can you find the ACC?
It's currently stocking in the Metalsmithing Shop for 50 pieces of Smokey Quartz.
You will find Smokey Quartz dropping at r80 in the West River and stocking in the BP Shop for 100k each so that they don't exceed that price.
Note: Since this is a change to how metal Oakls and Chiros are created, you can use MCCs and BrCCs for both, respectively, through September 30th--a full month.
We have also moved the Flame Custom Crystal out of the SP Shop and into the Premium Outlet to be more in line with its value per another user suggestion. We will be adding some items to the SP Shop at different levels to replace the removal of the FCC. If you have any ideas regarding what you'd like to see specifically in the SP Shop, please let us know!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sun Sep 1, 2013 12:43am
Apple Festival
Site Update
The Apple Festival is in season!
The Phoenix Tree is dropping Flaming Apples for the month of September.
Flaming Apples are quite useful in their own right as they yield BP and a chance at a custom making item. However, if you're feeling competitive, you can turn in your Flaming Apples at the Apple Festival.
At the end of September, the top ten winners of the Apple Festival will get a Bottled Starlight and a PSD use of an apple-themed Lunaris made by Soul. The top player who has donated the most apples to the festival will also receive an apple-themed Xaoc designed by Soul.
Please note that the Apple Festival is officially replacing the double BP event as it produces a lot of BP.
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Sat Aug 31, 2013 9:59pm
SCC Base
Site Update
Please pick a special SCC base sketch design.
This base will be available for BP for two months then retired.
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Sat Aug 31, 2013 9:03pm
All Things Custom!
Rules
*digs self out form under a pile of crystal checks*
Greetings Aywas,
Your (only slightly bedraggled) Customs Pony here to offer some helpful tips, advice, and clarifications. I was planning on putting all of this together nice and neat in my revised Customs Guidelines, but since I've gotten at least two PM's on the same topic, I'll offer it up now, sans frills. You'll have to excuse the less than perfect wording and lack of pretty pictures. :c
All previous Crystal Checks are honoured. This has always been the case (since day one), and remains the case. Doesn't matter if I think your pet is the most Silver thing since sliced bread, if Skitty said it was Bronze, it's Bronze, it'll pass for Bronze from now until forever. If I kick something in error, just toss me a PM with a link to the crystal check, if you didn't get one of those PM me anyways and we'll see what we can do about it.
On the topic of PM's - please feel free to contact me. You are not bothering me, you will not be ignored. On the off-chance you don't get a reply within 24 hours, please poke me again! The only thing I can't give you via PM is a crystal check because it jumps the queue. If it's a Raw or another time limited submission, that'd be okay - those get expedited regardless.
Here's my WIP of the expanded customs rules - I've been writing this for a while, but didn't think anyone would much care to see my rough draft given it's incomplete and only covers areas where previously we have had no posted guidelines. If you'd like to read it anyways, head on over ~myaah!
Posted by Graymare
(#14978) on Sat Aug 31, 2013 7:00pm
Contest reminder!
Site Update
Just a quick reminder that you have a little over 24 hours to get in your final submissions for the following contests!
September Monthly Pets - GP Shop
September Monthly Pets - BP Shop
September Monthly Customs - Magic
Deer & Wolf Pet Submissions
The deadline to enter each contest is August 31, 2013 at 11:59 p.m.
Good luck!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Fri Aug 30, 2013 9:18pm
Trivia & Weekly Raffle!
Site Update
This week's raffle winner is:
CherrelAnn (#53321)
Who had 4 crystals out of 16,234 total and won a Silver Potion!
Congratulations!
Next week's winner will receive...
This custom Raffi!
Good luck snaggin' raffle crystals. :3
Trivia
The trivia has been updated!
Last week's questions and answers revealed!
How many teams achieved Rank A for the 2013 Scavenger Hunt?
23
What is the ticket price of the current raffle for the Bottled Starlight?
1,000 BP
What day could the Lunar Meteor Day Wallpaper be collected from the Advent Calendar?
August 18th
Which of the following people are not one of the site programmers/coders?
Chelle (#7310)
What is the edit limit for Silver Potions?
30%
Which oakl colouration is said to become testy whenever they are mistaken to be reindeer?
Caribou oakl
Which user wrote the book 'The Collector' for the Undead Wedding event?
Payne (#13852)
Using a Slashbot slot or a Handheld World, a user may suggest any of the following except...
Redeem it for a Species in a Bottle to start their own species
When hatching an egg at the Phoenix Tree, users have the option to...
hatch as new pet or overlay an existing pet
How many different basic skin tones does the Salon offer you?
11
How many questions will you get correct this week?
Good luck!
FYI, Yasu is hoping to get the lair bug (with pets appearing that shouldn't be) sorted out tonight!
(And he should be able to do it without having to take lairs down.)
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Wed Aug 28, 2013 6:56pm
Test poll!
Site Update
Testing our new poll system. Yay!
Posted by 0x1337
(#54357) on Sun Aug 25, 2013 6:15pm